By Kelvin Obambon The Biakpan Traditional Rulers Council and concerned citizens of Biakpan Community Biase local government area of Cross River State held a press briefing in Calabar on Tuesday October 14, 2025, to clarify the ongoing conflict with their Etono II brothers and appealed for urgent government action to restore peace. Speaking on behalf…
The Cross River State House of Assembly has commenced deliberations on the alarming surge in house rents across Calabar and its environs, describing the situation as “unreasonable, unprovoked, and economically destabilizing.” The motion, brought before the House on Tuesday as a Matter of Urgent Public Importance by Rt. Hon. Davies Etta, condemned the arbitrary and…
By Emem Julius Residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, have decried the high cost of rent in the metropolis, calling on the state government to establish a regulatory task force to check the uncontrollable increment by landlords and House agents. The cost of rent in Calabar is perceived by many residents as prohibitively…
By Ovat Abeng Police operatives attached to the respective Police Divisional Headquarters at Achalla, Okpoko and Ihiala has arrested three suspects involved in car snatching/diversion of trucks and child-stealing. The state police public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Thursday, said stolen items and vehicles were recover…
A Chief Magistrate Court in Calabar, led by Chief Magistrate Edmon Ujong, has dismissed all criminal charges against retired High Court Judge, Justice Charles Archibong and three other chiefs from Henshaw Town. The charges, which included intrusion into Esierebom land and destruction of a plantain farm belonging to HRM Etubom Nyong Efiom Okon, Paramount Ruler…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, in a joint operation with local vigilante operatives, has arrested four suspected cultists following a violent clash at Nsugbe, Anambra East Local Government Area. The arrest was contained in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on Wednesday, by the State Police Public Relations…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra Police Command has arrested fifty four suspected dealers of hard drugs in the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this while briefing Journalists at the Command’s Headquarters Amawbia, on Monday, said the arrest was carrying out by the State Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS) Enugukwu…
…Channel your explanation to your husband, Ekwunife replies By Ovat Abeng Wife of Anambra State Governor, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, has issued a dramatic challenge to Senator Uche Ekwunife, urging both of them to take an oath of fidelity before the Blessed Virgin Mary and to subject their children to paternity tests. In a statement released…
By Ovat Abeng The Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State has cautioned all individuals and groups claiming ownership of land along Silas Works Road in the Fegge Layout to refrain from taking any further action until the courts have delivered a final judgment on the matter. In a statement issued to Journalists in…
By Ovat Abeng Suspected cultists has reportedly killed four mourners, injured fifteen others during burial ceremony in Anambra State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Friday, said the incident happened at Ezi Village, Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the State on…